Recommend a CV writing service

Ben D Bus

Can anyone recommend an individual or organisation that can assist with writing a CV and possibly also provide interview coaching?

I have a friend who I'd employ in an instant but she's having difficulty just getting called for interview. I think the main reason is her visa status as she's not an EU national but maybe an improved CV might at least help get her in front of potential employers.

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cv and coaching services cost good bit of money,and having been in one its hardly worth the money -think its around 80e to few hundred depending on type of services.

there's a lot of guidelines on internet - but few points to keep in mind would be keep it short 2 pages is standard personal info on top mobile name,address,email - rest is ,key skills or experience,training,certifications that will either catch attention or out,thus any past/present experiences,skills,achievements is main highlight that person looking at first page should notice first.

Since while good cv may land one in a job,but if going broad you need to make changes on cv to adapt to work one applies,stuff like school,degrees,hobbies should be kept to minimal.

as for coaching even friend can help with that since many questions are used in many interviews and its usually whats your strong points,in person and at work - have examples to provide,knowing job/company your applying for,describe yourself -is also asked a lot,and usual where do you see yourself in 5yrs -best to describe in a way that you have goals to reach or further your knowledge in some field,or towards work.

so again while coaching can help with such questions,but think if you were to sit down with your friend and just ask them at random there would be a lot of thinking and pauses,thus key is to realize ones strong points and just crush them every time its possible.

Garnaa

Hey,

I have hired a lot of international employees on visa myself (Mainly Russians). A visa can hurt your chances of getting hired, but it depends on the company, the experience, the language and education of the person you try to hire.

An Irish CV can be quite different from other countries and chances are that her CV needs work. If you want to hire a professional for that is up to you, but make sure that key qualities and skills are easily accessible and understandable. The best advice I can give though is to start networking. Ireland is very small when it comes to the recruitment scene and having a few contacts really helps getting an interview invite. Reach out to recruitment agencies, go to networking events and fares and be pro active.

One last thing about professional help - Chose wisely. Anyone can call themselves a coach, trainer or whatever. Go through the content of the website and check if it's to your liking, if it's just a sales pitch on how great they are you should probably stay away.

Any questions let me know, I'm more than happy to help.